The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the county has fallen for the fifth successive month.

A total of 3,836 people claimed Jobseeker's Allowance in July - a drop of 107 from June and 635 on the year.

Oxfordshire now has it lowest claimant figure since December 2005.

All five districts showed falls, although the overall rate of those on benefit remained at one per cent, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Nationally, unemployment has continued to fall and the number of people in work has reached near-record levels.

The jobless total was cut by 45,000 in the three months to June to 1.65 million, the lowest for more than a year.

Meanwhile, the number of people in work increased by 93,000 over the quarter to June to 29.07 million, the second highest figure on record.